BRUCEB NEWS
Location Tracking: Who’s Following You? How Do They Know Where You Are?
Previously: Location Tracking: They Know Where You Are Location Tracking: LA LA LA I DON’T WANT TO HEAR YOU Our phones track our movements every minute of every day. We carry around beacons that continuously broadcast their location. Our phones are remarkably...
DSL COLLAPSE CONTINUES
In the old days - a year ago or so - DSL was available from many Internet service providers. DSL wholesalers - Covad, Rhythms, and Northpoint - installed and maintained the...
DEFENDING MICROSOFT
I've had an odd feeling of unreality reading the news reports about various politicians, competitors, and special interest groups calling for delays or changes in Windows XP. The...
SATELLITE BLUES
The DirecPC/Pegasus two-way satellite connection has been virtually unusable for a month now. Hughes was stonewalling for most of that time, refusing to acknowledge that there...
CODE RED & SIRCAM
The SIRCAM virus may have come your way - I got several copies in my mailbox. The usual precautions apply - don't open file attachments to e-mail, keep your antivirus software up...
NET ADVERTISING
Ready for the Internet to get more annoying? Watch for several changes in advertising on the web. A number of sites have been experimenting with bigger advertisements, taking up...
AMAZON FINANCIALS
The Los Angeles Times put together an interesting story about whether Amazon.com can survive. "On Monday, Amazon is expected to report its 17th consecutive unprofitable quarter,...
FLAT PANEL MONITORS
Lots of people are interested in LCD flat panel monitors now that the prices are dropping. I've gleaned a few things from the coverage I've seen. Prices for 15" LCD monitors have...
COPY PROTECTED CDS
A timely news article today after my rant yesterday about the copyright wars. Turns out the record industry has been slipping copy-protected audio CDs into stores for a few...
HOTMAIL UPGRADE
Hotmail users will notice that the service has been redesigned. I don't see any important new services, but Microsoft has beefed up the junk mail settings. Everyone will want to...
MEASURING CONNECTION SPEED
I ran across a handy little utility that lets you measure the true speed of your Internet connection. It puts a little icon down by the clock with a tiny graph, and lets you pop...
WINDOWS XP PRODUCT ACTIVATION
Just so you know, the software pirates are hard at work trying to figure out how to break Windows XP Product Activation. The Register reports today on a particularly easy way...
WESTLAW CITELINK
Lawyers: there's a new version of Westlaw Citelink, a free utility that works with Word and WordPerfect to check case citations, construct a Table of Authorities, and the like....
DIGITAL COPYRIGHT
Here's an example of the future as envisioned by the megacorporations that are trying to turn copyrights to their advantage. Imagine that you open the cover of your summer...
SATELLITE UPDATE
It's been a tough week for the satellite service. Typical of startup services that are still trying to squash bugs. Lots of downtime this week, lots of unplugging the satellite...
KICK OUT THE JAMMIES
If you've got kids and a broadband Web connection, you might want to check out Kick Out The Jammies, a new online radio station for kids. The playlist ranges from "Itsy Bitsy...